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amendment-Freedom of speech! We've burned flags, E.. E.. . wrote letters, used naughty lyr- ks, protested and defended our- Dear Dickheads, Lungfish and Monks of Doom selves in the name of art. Then One of the stupidest things weren't on the same night after someone makes a statement that I've seen in a long time is the all? correct or not and we (music biz, posters at Starrz of the half Here's a question. Why don't America, radicals,conservatives, clothed women. Maybe I'm just you have a column listing a few right wingers, republicans and not up on the latest fad, but what of the better upcoming shows democrats) shun and turn against does it really have to do with with a paragraph on each? her. anything? And, are things libe Sometimes when I'm scanning If you haven't been living with that supposed to be cool? An- the upcoming calendars in SLUG your head in the ground lately, J.R. Ruppel I other thing, to the real "hard" guy my neural synapsis slips into a you would know I am talking that head locked the girl and re- state of "dumbfuckedness" and about ...Sinead O'Connor's infa- peatedly punched her in the head. don't properly relay the message, mous "picture-ripping" perfor- (November 7th at Starrz.) Go 1 missed Zipgun and Gnome be- mance on Saturday Night Live. Natalie Kaminski home. We don't need someone cause the event didn't register in Why is it that one of the most CONTRIBUTWG like you ruining things for every- my brain even though SLUG was beautiful and most talented mu- one else. Thanksto everyoneelse in my face. Then again, maybe WRITERS sical artists is shunned for using that was cool. Zipgun and Gnome played the a freedom we take for granted. Mntl Tlylrr, Oulk CM,Wr Ya, same night as Lungfish and I am so ashamed to be called ~ClvlrRoblr,tcottm, Anthony Waterfront Monks Of Doom. an American! That's all there is to I* lrtrYH.Iymw-, Sincerely, it. Dear Dickheads, Gary Sincerelv. Lm,., Why did you sponsor Lung- A Shamed ~merica" - fish and,Monks of Doom on the Dear D[ckheads, COPY 1 t. game. night? It was impossible to 1 am sovery pissed off! \?lois JO YAFFE see both shows. Also, the calen- couldn't express to you how PHOTOGRAPHS: dars in SLUG sometimes have pissed off I am. Who am I pissed P.O. ROMII Nrry incongruous days and dates. For off with you ask? "America the example., a calendar may indicate fucking beautifuI"... NOT -"Home SALT LA F-DUDE % aTuesd&yshowonthe 19thwhen of the free." ... NOT. We fight al- ILLUSTRATIONS: Tuesday is really the 17th. Maybe most to the death for our first RyrWaylnent

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speed of the DK'sstyle cowpunkof "Rope" and the vomiting and Connelv ~rovidinavocals and aui- screams of "Dancing Naked La- but there isn't a heavy metal band tar, ban$'ng aw4 and chinti& "I dies," have cre- in the world that woukl lay down. can do no wrona." He is right, in mv ated athoroughly unlistenableand Tantrum the totally free avante-gad noise opinio" this is-the best pigfa& enjoyable masterpiece with Liar. of Spyrosulphate." yet. -William Ath UIk 81a80 In fact mostof thylbum ispure -William Athey Finally, the long awaited album pounding noisewithbaof melody arrived in the mail. The band comes thrown in. The guitar alternates SKREW from what the UK music papers between a swarm of angry wasps termed thekamden Lurch Scene." and police sirens then veers off Burning In Water, Other members of this "scene" in- intototalwhie-noiwfeedbackLike Drowning in name duded Silverfish, Sun Carriageand the guitar, the bass and drums are HI Bhlr 8 20848-2 Th' Faith Healers.The bands hated in separate bands playingwhatever TmLYW TElOOCD the term, they said theydidn'tcome I would like to thank the U.S. Ican't understandwhat the hell comes into their heads, then all vocalist Adam Grossman is from a "scene" and according to come together for a little truly Postal system. The Jesus Lizard press materials it was quickly CD was mailed on October 9, 1 screaming about, but Skrew in- thrashing metal before returning to cluded a lyricsheet Hereare afew dropped. their own space. never received the first copy so it The "Camden Lurch" refers to had to be re-mailed in November. examples. "I look into Isee my God I'd call MILK the spawn of a eatingfilthy, Isee my fear, Iseemy the audiences swaying and plural marriage between heavy I finally received it along with a headbanging reaction to the mu- booklet sized press kit. Every mu- heart burning up. Isee my soulsick metal, free jazz, avante garde and and grey." Those were from sic. After listening to the tape I can and I'll jump on for sic publication in America and En- thinkof nootherreaction. If you are gland has written about the CD by "Feast." -1 interpret. it as a song the ride. aboutthedepreq!~?resultingfrom under 30 buy this tape and play it now so ' I'll just plagiarize what . 8 -willlam Athey .,I , being dumped. - for someone over 30. Force them fP' others'yrdte. ' to listen, tie them up if necessary. . , Idon't ttjink so, I'do haveO-e Reg E.C. provides the rap and H they don't like it, play it for them integrity, maybe not the skill of a Jason Wolford daes a liile turntable scratching in "Poisonous." Allen again, repeat as many times as , paid pumalist since no one will needed until they admit that this is Fook pay me to do this. If you want to Jourgensen contributes some a fantastic album. I~VlrlbhMU a18 read the opinions of paid journal- guitar to "Charlemagne." If you think the heaviest music As the press release says, ists - go buy a magazine. You gugssed it, this is some . extremgly hard. and heavy metal comes from , you haven't "Where elqe can you find a band The Jesus Lizard's Duane heard anything yet. Milk is about containing. members of all your Denison (guitar) has never learned with more gan, g .little industrial the heaviest thing I've heard in favorite bands?" That is if your how to properly tune the thing. The flavor. Take &e. $& heavy metal guitar of Dar]k$,Lc&mr and decades, maybe since the first favoritebandsare Ministry, Murder vocalist, , sounds like Grossman's voice, layer it all with Black Sabbath album. No offense Inc., KMFDM, Silverfish, Rollins he made a megaphone from an terrifying industrial samples and to Seattle, there is still great music Band, Skinny Puppy and Thrill Kill empty toilet paper tube then sang some banging, clanging, industrial coming out of the city as you will Kult to name a few. through it into a microphone. Liar noise straight fram the nearest see when I get to 7 Year Bitch. This is 's most acces- is filled with atonal minimalist gui- foundry for percussion, throw in What is Vic, (vocals, guitar) sible album to date. Afterthe heavy tar and pure noise. programming and samples from screaming about? I have barely a metal mke of the latest Ministry Denison simply practices his the entire group and their many clue, Ican understand few words and just plain noise of the latest scales on some songs, his guitar friends, then take,Grossman's de- be screams. It has to be important Skinny Puppy, Pigface has re- sound goes from minjmal scale monic voice angl'bave him scream from the screeching, clanging, leased the best of the batch. An practice to full blown white noise. incomprehepsib throughout. That banging sounds he makes with his album that retains the noise ele- He can play the thing though as he iq thesound of Skrew. A frighten- guitar and that insane pounding ment we all love while adding sub- demonstrates by adding asurf tone 5 ingly possess$, ear-splitting piece Chin, or new drummer, Vic Tracy, stance like female backing vocals to "Puss." The rhythm section of of recorded music. puts out. and a bowed cello to increase the Mac McNeilly, drums, and David Is the album any good? I don't The vocals are mixed so far to enjoyment. Wm Sims, bass, provide a solid know, but after listening to it a the back as to be mostly incom- "Satellite" will please the "metal foundation for Yow's nightmarish couple of times.1 took all my old prehensible. I've listened to this head" side of you with vocals and Denison's guitar ex- Ozzy Osbourne records and cop- repeatedly and Icanonly make out contributing his truly heavy bass to perimhts. ies of Kerrang! magazine, built a snatches of words here and there, William Tucker's metal guitar and There aren't any horns, but the fire in the fireplace with them and From what Ican pick up1would say Chris Baskett's backwards guitar. dissonance of the Birthday Party is cooked and ate' my kid's pet rat. the band has had some truly hor- "Hips, Tis, Lips, Power!" has deep everywhere. The Birthday Party The album has a parental advisory rible relationships and religious bass, Paul Raven and 's never played with the speed ex- sticker, Idon't understandwhy, the experiences. vocals layered over a woman hibited on Liar but Yow's horribly vocals aren't understandable. Have I mentioned the bass chanting her pride in female power. painful vocals can only be com- Maybe it's to protect the liile ones player, Duncan? No, not yet, I'll Em Esche from KMFDM has pared to . The Jesus from the horrible sounds. Don't one of the most disturbing voices Lizard plays full in your face con- ju say he's no Ron Carter or miss their version of the Rolling Ja aaladeen Tacuma. Of course in music. He thoroughly demon- frontational rock and roll. 1 Stone's "Sympathy For The Devil" he doesn't play jazz, unless it is strates his talents on "Alles 1st From the opening punk it is a pure hellish, distortion filled fred jazz, he puts out some ofthe Mine." "I'm Still Alive" ands "Gol" minimalism of "Broilermaker," reading of the song and it rules. hardest, rhythmic grind yet. "Alles 1st Mine" is a frightening through the buzzsaw guitarof "The punk polka and opens the CD. Art of. Self Defense," to the dark Milk is not a heavy metal band. -William Athey Sure at times they sound like one, "I can Do No Wrong" ends the brooding "Slave Ship," the thrash - auG wcember 1!M Page 3 'mosh pa." The real reason to by 7 YEM BITCH the tape, CD or record is to hear the viewpoint expressed. -'da . Women received the vote in amKM6 1920, they burned their bras in the They are an allfemale barid, so 60's and now In the 90's there are cangirls rgck?What astupid ques- some girls around whp demand tion. Haveyou ever heardof Cordell equal treatment, not just lip ser- 1SS;TURDAY. DECEMBER 5Tf Jackson? She proved that females vice. If you don?give it to them they puld rock cbse to 30 years ago just might kick your ass. along with her contemporaries -Willam Athey Wanda Jackson, Sparkle Moore and Janice Martin. So quit asking the question! The album is dedicated to GRAY MATTER Stephanie Sargent, the guitarist Tho# on all tracks, who died one month before the album's scheduled re- BIrtLrnku* lease. So here's to you Stef, what Aftertwogreal7" releasesover the past year, D.C.'s Gray Matter I TUESDAY. DECEMBER XTH a icbl finally fulfill the anticipation for Stick 'Em is a bhiny aluminum something more with their first full- slab of grinding, pounding, length album Thag. After a long thrashing rock and roll. What do LIVE R4c;AE sabbatical, and a sbrt lived project they sing about? Things women with the band 3, the members of feamiyi should have started singing about mm 1 mmm1fi Gray Matter are back with the fu- 1 -rnOT&aft2oy3a~wbanthayhay nousand~ntemgentso~shas burned their IJ*, The first bng, cometoexpectfromthe D.C. music F k Chow DowlP qddrkesinfkielity, money can't buy bve, and vio- scene, and more respectively, Dichord Records. Hell, with an tickets $8 Advance lence. alumni list consistingof cool bands 1 "Knot" is about smoking too much and "getting drunk f rom lov- such as Soul Side, , ing youtoo much."Moving ontomIn , and of course, Lust You Trust" we hear about a , you know that any new woman who had been "hit, Dischord re!ease is worth the lis- whipped, lied to, raped and if "in ten. ' lust you trust, you're goin'to get left Completewiththe combination in the dust." Gun, "I want a gun, of both melodic lyrical nates, and give me agun, tosee your fear &d upbeat guitar fury, Thog i! an al- i#i bum of. powerful emotion and in- LQ with locals COMMONPLACE tickets $6 advance 4 watch you run." Shewants to point 1 it at a 'stupid ass fool" with his telligent thought. Tracks like "Bite 'macho poses." the Bit" and the Hammond organ Sargent has the buzz-saw gut laced "Drain" highlight guitarist/ tar style down perfectly, Elizabeth vocalist Geoff Turner's truesinging Davis, bass, can play funk, metal talent, spewing out words in an or thrash depending on the song. almost story-like manner ...straighi. Valerie Agnew, drums, pounds from the gut. Suggested tracks are the title 1 f$, away in perfectly time to Selene It TICKETS JUST $f% at door only g Vigil:$ pleasantly raw vocals. track Thog and "I've just seen a 7 Year Bitch don't hate men, Face," which is one of the most they are just fed up with the treat- unique rendition of a Beatles song SALT FLAT CD RELEASE PARTY FEATURING I've heard since the Breeders did ment women receive at the hands BAD YODELERS DECOMPOSERS of men. In'Lorha,"Vigilsings, "She "Happiness is a Warm Gun." So all e made love, she didn't get laid." In things considered, this one's a & STONEFACE LUMBERJACK case there are any questions "You keeper. Tickets just $6 Doors 8800 SffIeKLeR~aRd~~nDon't --Ryan Workman I Rape" serve to clarify their stance. These girls address women's issues in a manner that should scare the misogynist rappers out 1 15 of their "butt crack" pants and heavy South We$ Trniple metal "hair" bands out of their spandex. Information 539-8400

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J.R., brutality may keep Stern and my- arms too full of luggage to hit hi It's Publisher's Clearing House self tied up for some time, and your themean time, Iam beingg Sweepstakes time again, and Ipre- kind wordsof support will be appre- by the local branch of the dict that this is the year that Ed ciated. Giis of money, cigarettes, Templar to step into the McMahon will push me too far. For etc. will be forwarded by our rep- mayoral post. I am optimis several years now Ed has' been resentatives at the Bar and Grill- my chances, as I feel that t promising me astronomical sums simply whisper the word "measles" sume I submitted was a fine sp of money; and I have sheaves of to the bartender and deposit your men of apocalyptic literature. colorful and exciting letters bearing offering in his tip jar. I am lookingforward to allo his signature to prove it. Mean- Actually, this enterprise cannot naturally, and I'm making pla while, Icontinue to receive impolite monopolize my time, becauseother fully realize, however, that the invective from a presumptuous as- plans are being made. Ican't seem to the City-County Building WI sociation of half-wits calling them- to get enough politics lately--my selvesuSaItLake City Corporation." thirst for drama was not slaked on They claim that I am indebted to November Third. The voices in my LOVE BUCKET I them for parking MY car on MY 1 head will not be silenced. They say planet, and have mailed several it's not over yet; it's going to get THURSDAY THE 1OTH $5 1 columns of incomprehensibly large weirder ...there are several help- figures to my esteemed legal ings of Spider Pie still on the buffet. pulously checking my refere counsel, Dr. M. Bacchus Stern. I These voices have neverfailedme, and while I admire their cau have had these letters forwarded, although they sometimes speak in assure you oqnfidentially that as Ido all such correspondence, to deceiving metaphors. Nowthey arq of them can be traced. Mr. McMahonand the corporate lice telling me that My Time Has Came, All City Council meetings will who pull his strings. and that it's OK to tell you about L. conducted in Gaelic when I'm Ed McMahon is. a foul gourd of Here, then, is thetimelieforthe stale lies and empty promises next six months. vie it off as whose continued failure to ac- speculative political puriditry if you knowledge his debt to me and LBma will; I'm telling you I have my finger M has tried my patience to ex- on the pulse of this city, and unim- I haustion. The tension between Ed peachable sources in the very and myself is approaching itszenith highest levels of the government and I predict a terrible showdown behind the Government. Mayor spent in forming covert defens that will test the mettle of everyone DeedeeCorradini ison her way out. depaltment in&&$% eare anackel involved. Ed and I will both want Whoosh. Kaput. Goin' the way of by.ogden. this kept out of the popular press, if the buffalo. Appointing an experi- It's going to be I at all possible. Irehash allof this for mental, malfunctioning Nazi android J.R., and I can accept that. B your readers now because the time to run the Salt Lake City Police surely you recognize how crucial isdrawing near when I may have to Department was the last straw. will betosurround myselfwith~q 3LOAD call upon Dr. Stern to join me in a Deedee will be quietly reclaimed by meoplewith sharp vaudc late-night visit to Ed's posh Beverly her own, and will probably return to villian instincts who know 'Whd , THURSDAY THE 17TH $3 Hills estate. We will creep into his business in another state under an really going on in town". Think 1 lavishly appointed bedchamber- assumed name. Not so Ruben over. The worst that can happeni furnished as it is with my money- Ortega. He will be flogged out of that we get shoved hto a comfol and we will beat him like an old office in shame, and will spend the able room with a remote contrd donkey with tube socks full of wet rest of his life at the airport; whim- vacant expressions, and jobs a sand. pering and gibbering and reading permanent Neilson Co. monitors. ~ This unfortunately necessary Rod McKuen to anybody with their Certainly a nicer fate than thc one my sources tell me awaits Dar Quayle. Apparently be's beiry auctioned off by the Republictu Party in a series of expensive closed-door fundraising dinners The highest bidder so far has beel our own Senator Orrin Hatch, whc hasannouncedhisintention to havc Dan cryogenicallyfrozen for use a a tuning fork. 1 await your reply eagerly, bu you'd better make up your min soon. Things are going to be hq pening very quiddy.

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Sunday, December 20th fails to warn about. If t he child doi fact become a model, a p struction isstill guaranteed. VALLEY OF THE lib more prdonged than choice of suicide, The Barbie doll has alw DOLLS thequintessential mame There's nothing like aquick jaunt and form. Within the bu I down to the toy store to hammer in eledronic age Barbie can 45WESTBROADWAY that image of impending societal and transmit messages lik 1 collapse. Let's face it, the subversive natureof toys issecondonlytothatof I for more info call 359-1 200 pomographicmaterial,and ultimately moredamaging. Whileadexecspro- pagandizethatgrowing up is asharn to be avoided at all costs, the greater forces at large fill the aisles with objedsthat incorporateparadiimsof a siphliiic or gbrifii existence. The newgenerationoftoysbreed a diseased redithat serves as a model for the worlds incoming, and will certainlv lead to their demise. '~urethete~visiinisdihtlytoblame, but kidswilatwaysbemoreinfluenced by something that requires handson experience; something they can ei- therproted, manipulate,orbreakinto 1. at least a handful of pieces. The sad realii is that a few good t ideas from ages ago have now been c bastardizedto mmodatetechnol- i L ogy and greed. The great builders of history grew up with legcis that re- quired a littletime, thought, and soul in their construction. Now the land of Lego mesprefab, like the rest of the world, no bnger wasting all that b i possible creative energy. You'd be It. hard pressed to find an erector set crying at random. It's realistic f anymore, let abneonewithreal metal parts, but that's okay, you can play with trolls instead. There is no more abject, harmful toy in the world than the doll. While the current resurgence in TmII dolls cannot be agood thing, neither will it last. No, the root of this problem is youngersistoo! Thisdoll isaveril found in the traditional doll and its powder keg walting to explode in many incarnations. family's face. It usedtobethatdollsweresimple, If you have to buy your child liiebssformsof naturalbeauly,which in order to get the monkey off a young woman could injed with her back, at least stay away from own personalii, giving the doll a form for being. Now, the roles'are something with lasting value, like reveked and the doll serves as a commemorative Powell matrix for becoming. And, what are Schwarzkopf statuettes, or a these matricesbutthatofglamourand soccer star adion figure. Bett unabashed hedonism. Either the subject becomes the fashion model together and do your shopping proposed by "Suzy Snapshot," or McDonalds. she forever walks the tightrope of insecurity, something the packaging COMPACI DiW,nlE PERFECT GIFF,

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exacerbated by Cleopatra as she manipulatesakind-heartedmidget, Hans, and with the help of her brutish lover, Hercules, connives books) and the cinema have a the readerto investigate. Suffice to to kill Hans for his money. great deal in common, especially say that the tangled web of events Lopez's drawings and designs with a strong emphasis on imag- becomes even more complicated. are entirely adequate. In Lopez's ery. Thus, it is no surprise that Allthis isdepictedontheprinted version, the "normals" are just as there should be some carry-over page by Carney and Hoffman. "ugly," if not more so, than the and cross-over, with comic books Writer Carney keeps the dialogue "freaks." The "normals" lear, snarl, to a minimuin and leaves out ex- adapted into movies, movies and grimace. adapted into comic books, and so traneousexposition in keeping with Similarly, Wodring's scripting forth. the film. Similarly, illustrator reveals the crudityof the "normals," Comic book adaptations of Hoffman keeps the spirit of the as well as the cruelty. It is here that movies have come'a good dis- filmmaking alive with his blackand the comic succeeds, because the white artwork, which is at times tance since the late 1970s Marvel point of the work is emphasized. the criminals vow to ca Comics bastardizations of box of- very good. Who's to say just who the "freaks" murderer themselves to But in the end this comic is a fice garbage. The following sec- ... in the Circus are? police off their backs. An in tion reviews some of the more failure because it does not trans- Unfortunately, in other areas plan is hatched... ambitious film-to-sequential art late the powers of the movie to the the comic is sadly lacking. While Muth differs in his projects. page. Yes, the storytelling keeps Lopez's designs are fine, he lacks fromotherswho havead the spiriiof Caligari, but it fails to go panel-to-panel flow and fails to beyond that. The starkness of depict emotion well. And Woodring, THE CABINET OF Wi 9's staging, scenery, and in his eagerness to underscorethe ca era angles all fail to translate r? r? work's theme, oftensinks to heavy- DR. CALIGARI well, in addition to the sense of handedness. (8 Irruecl impending horror and doom, and It may sound as if this criiic is be applauded. Rather than these arethefilm'sstrongestpoints. carping, but it's hard to see just to recrreate Lang's mood and Script by Ian Carney So while Carney and Hoffman why FREAKS needed to be turned Muth makes M his own. should be applauded for staying Art by Mike Hoffman into a comics, especially when Is it successful though? true to Weine's tale, the effort is Browning's movie is available on pends on whether one judg Yl8trPlhOt4?rdk Cwk8 fruitless. Those intrigued by The tape, with a little searching. The the comic book by M the 'Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari should rent comic book just doesn't add much Compared to Lang's vision, Forthosewhose taste in horror the video instead. if anything to that work, and so can falls far short. But judged films runs to Friday The 13th, The (B&W $2.25) Cabinet of Dr. Caligary is consid- be seen as essentially useless. own merit, it is a powerful ered one of the classics of the While the imagery isn't n horror/suspensegenre,you dopes. FREAKS stark or haunting, it is Wriier Ian Carney and illustra- emotional, and evocative. tor Mike Hoffman have chosen to Written by Jim Woodring Muth is unquestionably depict German Expressionism and llustrated by F. Soiono Lopez ist of tremendous talent an the result is interesting but ulti- Morat8rlh~rrplk8c#Nk8 ploys silverpoint, graphite, 1 mately unsatisfying. coal, and paint in the rende The story concerns an idyllic Tod Browning's 1932 film Like the other two comics re- The illustrations are occasi1 , town which employs two intellec- Freakswas one of the most reviled viewed, M takes its inspirationfrom achingly beautiful and even i tuals, Francis and Alan. Into this films of its time, finding recognition aclassicof thecinema, in this case story were without merit, the 1 mix comes a sinister presence in only after the movie industry had the 1931 collaboration between would be worth the .money the formof one Dr. Caligari and the lost much of its repression. master filmmaker Fritz Lang and contents of his deservedly re- Artist Francisco Solono Lopez writer Thea von Harbou. (A work Harbou's masterfulstory of s nowned cabinet, the somnambu- and writer Jim Woodring attempt inspired by the heinous act com- list Cesare. to re-create the atmosphere of mitted by Germany's Peter Kiirten.) delight. It seems Cesare "has slept Browning's movie (itself an adap- Tackling the amitious job of away his life" and the good doctor tation of writer Tod Robins's Spurs) adapting M is master illustrator Jon alone can awaken the sleeper to for a modern audience of comic J. Muth. Afterwords: answer any questions. The unfor- fans. The tale begins simply, with It's probably become obu tunate Alan makes the mistake of Freaks takes place at the Rollo children singing in the streets of a from the above reviews that attempting to expose this as a Brotherscircus, wherewe aresoon nameless city. It soon becomes critic is skeptical of comic I fraud and challenges Cesare to introduced to characters like the apparent that things there are less adaptations of movies. Whilet tell him how'long Jane has to live, two-faced man, the human torso, than perfect, though. The city is in may be value if creativity is, to which Cesare answers, "until and thedouble-bodiedwoman. The the grip of a child murderer, and ployed, more often the work tomorrow's dawn." And, predict- unfortunate attractions of the Cir- Elsie Beckman is the next victim. littlesad. It's preferabletoseeo ably enough, Jane issoon targeted cuscomprise a bizzare, and close- The entire populace ison edge creators following their own v by Caligari, who orders Cesare to knit community, which soon begins and the police are ineffectual. and the blanket condemn!1 dispose of him, only to have Cesare to unravel due to the presence of a Paranoia is rampant, as innocents should be expanded to inc fall in love with Jane and kidnap beauteous acrobat, Cleopatra. are attacked. The police, desper- most movie and T.V. tie-in SI her... The "normal" population of the ate, begin raiding the underground of comics. If it doesn't add anyl There's more to the story, of circus sneers at the "freaks," it criminal organizations, hoping to to the original, then why do it a course, but that should be left to seems. and the situation is soon roust the perpetrator. In response, --Scott SLUG December 1992 Page 11 AIDA HOUSE

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Do you wanna be... called The Shoese, the winner The snares rattle and the of which will havqll expenes paid cymbls and hi- hat on Kurt Borich's to play in Austin nqtMarch at The drum set quake slightly as lead South by South+& Showdown. singer Steve Simsich plays a "It'scool if we n," John quips, Spanish sounding riion his guitar but adds, "The.$ ephyr's gonna and speaks into the mike with a have one bandth& loves them and staccato,"TwoCheck TwoChd." about 30 that hate them [when this The quaking intensifies for a is all through]." moment while keyboardist-come- Contests asida, in the immedi- sound engineer Alex Kim sets the ate future the band hopes to make levels on the board. a move to Fast Fbrward recording "Sounds all right to studio, where Alex warks in order Jeeeeezussss," Kurt quips as to spend their time writing some bassist John Ward joins in the ca- new material and recording a CD. cophony of warming-up sounds "We don't have enough shit to with a quick funk on the bass. go anywhere right now," Steve "Steve's gonna show us a new says, to which Alex and Kurt pro- Kurt quizzes Steve and John. make it doing the same song," he explains. "When did you test that they listened "to about 20 "Maybe thatns why we get to play Steve says. write it Steve?" old songs in the studio the other there?" ' "For a while there, the "I wrote it in the car on the way day." Levity aside, the members of moat interested wasn't intheba here," Steve answers as he We've got to get enough to- The Change take their music and John . said. He calls Da launches into the opening chords gether to have out there," Kurt their supporters seriously. The Hendrkkson, The Change's m of the tune. The others--with the concedes. "It's embarrassing to band's following has been solid, ager, "the glue that hol& the b exception of lead guitarist Doug 1 hand out atapewithso few songs." they say, around acouple hundred together." Hammond, who is in Seattle or He refers to The Change's five- people. "Yah, he's a big piece of glU Portland, depending on who you song self-titled demo tape which "A lot of our friends have been Steve adds. ask-listen for a half a minute or includes tunes Change devotees supportive as hell," Steve adds. Loss of direction or not, TI so, and then add their own inter- mightrecognize;"Ba&tr&e,""Far . "WB've had a consistant draw." Change is getting back on trae pretation in to the emerging song. & Away," and "Pain In My Heart." They have a couple of upcom- New people are getting inwlw The Change's practice studio, They hope to get at least 10 ing shows in December including with their musicand it is motivati at least for the next week or so, is new songs together in the studio Friday the 4th at the Zephyr and a them. a square, low ceilinged cubbyhole so they can start more active pur- free show at Bar & Grill on De- And, besides, what would th with make shift sound insulation suing contracts and outof-town cember 23rd. do with themselves if they bra tapedon the wall. the music is loud gigs. However, during the last six up? as they practice, but enjoyable. "At least we're trying," John months the band has been trying "Idon't even know what itwo~ They stop every couple of minutes said, adding he thinks its easier to to overcome a lack of motivation, be like n9t being in a band," Al to alter the tempo or to shout out a be a band in Salt Lake City than which the studio change will un- said. Most of the members were chord change. You wouldn't guess other locales. doubtedly help. bands before The Change w they'd never heard the song 10 "There are not as many bands," "I wish we had some [motiva- begot. And being in a band is minutes ago. he said. "With SeattleandCalifornia tion]," Alex says, to which John ways a learning experience, th Yhat'll be groovy," Kurt says, going bone dry, the record com- says, We're getting it back." say. when they're done. "Should we panieswill be looking $her places." 'It was the end of the summer," "We've played for just 01 play 'Piece of Me?" And if not, Kurt sarcastically Steve explains. person before, after setting up l The Change is one of the mast predicts their future to be The Bar "Yah, and next summer it'll be four or five hours and sou enduring of Salt Lake's local bands. & Grill. "Thank God for the Bar & The End of Winter.' Springs are checked for two more," John sa They've been together since New Grill," John says, 'l's one of the bad and we don't like Fall much," The guys agree that the bc Year's Eve 1989. During any given few places that give local bands a Kurt pkes. part of the job isactually playiqg week you are likely to catch them chance." The loss of focus was due in fact, they say, the transition fr( playing at either the Zephyr or the Clubs which offer alternative part to changedohn went back stage to reality can be depressi~ Bar & Grill, although they've been music nights, and contests like the to school and Doug started his "It bums you out when you ; known to play other places as well. Zephyr's showcase, have really new business-but the band done playing and you have to ! "We usually play enough to pay helped support the local scene he agrees, they simply lost direction. back to your real life," Steve sa the bills," John said. added. "You have your rude awaken- "It'd be nice to just hop on a tc Recently, they also competed 'You guys went to school with ing one day and realize there are bus and head out." in a battle of bands at the Zephyr [owner] Kris [Johnson] didn't you?" 10 million peopleouttheretryingto -Amber McU

---- "IWG EWS.. . I,,,,., , the cast of stellar portrayals. Mr. Coppola neatly avoided them feel for the what is common pitfall in the characters, at least Aim%me Holly\Nood scene, the casting while watching it. of a pretty face for its own Anthony Hopkins is mm#'s sake. Dracuiacould have been wonderfully dead- **** just another handsome hunk pan as Dr. Van This is the long-awaited re- surrounded by some nifty spe- Heising, and pro- interpretation of Bram Stoker's cia1 effects. He is Instead vides much of the 1897 novel. Think of it, nearly compelling, charismatic, and comic relief nec- 1 00 years later, this story still very three-dimensional. essary to keep this has the power to spellbind au- One of the most striking film from taking it- dlences. Powerful stuff. As in- differences between this self too seriously. deed this offering from Francis Dracula movie and it's prede- Wlnona Rider as Ford Coppola Is, Mr. Coppola cessors is the frank explora- Mlna is et heral and has taken a bit of artistic li- tion of the erotic nature of heartbreakingly cense with the story, but uses vampirism, and the sexual beautiful, although it to good effect. The charac- tension present between the 1 found myself ter of Dracuia, in a powerful vampire and his victim con- rooting for Dracuia. invocation by Gary Oldman, sort. As we well know, this This was because (Sid & Nacy, Trac the character of her Chattahoochee) has fiance, Jonathon given the dimension of Harker, as played man. lnstad of being by Keanu Reeves, evil, bloodthirsty killing ma- Hunger. However, as before, portrayals. is almost too pale in compari- chine, he hasapast, a history, the vampires in The Hunger While tending to be a bit son. All in all, it is the best a love story. He becomes the are still the two dimensional superficial, (after ail it is a Hollywood cheese you'll ever mostdynamiccharacteroutof "evil force" Present in most Hollywood super-budget eat.

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CLUB STARRZ ( F~DAYTHE 1OTH $tt.wEarlgShox AT THE BAR & GRILL 1 A PRIVATE CLUB FOR MEWWt Page 16 December 1992 SLUG should be listened to. Mouthbreather is by far my favor- CONCLRT REVkWS... ite local band and seeing them with The Lips was a total bonus. Thank God that the Bar & Grill will do these kind of shows cause this was the kind of show that was much better when you're fucked up. Eli of Mouthbreather could either write great slasher novels or incredible pornos and some- where between are the lyrics for Mouthbreather. It is like listening to The Beatles raised in fucked homes trying to get back at thei~ parenfs. Thiswas The Flaming Lips thirc visit to Salt Lake and not a minute too soon. They are on the roac withThrowing Muses and they got off track long enough to spend a of band that Iwould marry if I were Sabbath day in Salt lake. Jesus, QUTSPOKEN a girl. I'd even take them home to what a revoltingthought. This was meet the parents. They're dirty, one loud motherfucker of a show MOUTHBREATHER bluesy, lovesicksound is just damn but the ear damage was worth good to listen to. every drum-splitting minute. They MAY BERRY I finally had the opportunity to haven't changed a bit, they just check out Smell. They are fairly have a big label paying the bills Oc'b* - CLL s'rPZ new in Salt Lake and they are behind them now. Buy the album, Sex, dn?gs and rock & rollbe- really good. Punk rockto the high- turn it up loud and kiss my ass if gan the evening. Mouthbreather est degree of punkness. you don't like it. wasn'texactl~what~ouwouldcall I know, I've heard it all before, -Less Nessman Lazerus carries the show with her the right kind of band forthe night, if the Seattle scene had any balls but, definitely the high point. at all it would be in San Francisco. What you needt0 drink a So what, The Putters put on one sixer of P.B.R., stumble in the great fuckin' show. Even though door and come do the hoke^ their balls are a little bit peach Pokey with me and fuzzy, surely they will mature into Mouthbreather- They are forging a great bands like many others the future of beastiality. Eli is a from their home town of Seattle. real goat-fucker and I love you -Chopper Amber. Maybeny Ididn't liketoo much. I guess they were good if you like FLAMING LIPS bands~ ~ in Salt ~ake.~hev are still % boys with curly hair. But, putting virtually and nbw, with- songs their show carries you to out a dolibt, one of the most tal- thebeachesof "EndlessSummer," everything aside they sound like a MOUTHBREATHER Stench rip-off band. Hint: Do a ented bands in the city. to a psychedelic view of Opening with asong from their Woodstock's BlackSabbath cover and Iwill like November 8 - Bar 8 6rill self-titled tape and with a total of back to the you a lot better. Heaven. Volume so loud you Come on kids, Outspoken has could feel the music in your bones, five people present they werecold. uncertain futu Next up nothing going for them except the only way that Mouthbreather As the size of the audience in- Mother. From playing 90 miles an hour. I like ,creased, warming the hall, Dog- appear on stage there is no some aspects of , house also warmed up. Guj;,arist question about their style. They but, having preachy kids shove 9 Dennis Maw, or "Neck b:zz< are a grunge band and they look X's down my pants is not one of the audience and vocalisvli8ssi~ the part. Opening with atightcover them. I left. "You can't imprison Brenda Lazerus, referred to him, had his movement restricted by of Nirvana's "Aneurism," they the neck brace he wore. (Follow- make no apologies for the style. ing an automobile accident about They demonstrated to me that a month ago.) The.brace didn't there is life in Yet. restrict his fingers from f house Mother, like Dogh~use, across the strings of his guit iece. Bassis!, bark Maw lays down some o sweetest surf inspired guitar ev heard east of the Pacific oc The surprising thing is th November 5 - Bar & Will claims to have never liste firs in their veins Amphouse Mother is the kind any . Surf guitar is on1 dto increasetheir p-~~-~~~ SLUG December 1992 Page 17

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rlainment value. They did a but I would guess by the size of ge version of the theme song the crowd that they must have 'Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," they been good. Iopted for Stompbox. Do You Talk To An Angel," STOMPBOX ng pad for one of their PRODIGAL OF SMILES highlights came after they No~811WP17-Bar88Fil short break for additional Salt Lake's Finest band ever ed slide guitar with an empty (just kidding). Prodigal of Smiles puts on one entertaining show. They go through all the necessary nce members offered him motions ...j umping around, screaming profusely, and banging on things. Way to go. Stompbox from , MA Fyhg V and to climax the would have to be compared to White Zombie or Bullet Lavolta. They are thrashy hardcore with a dose of Flaver-Flav humor top keep things light since their music Bar. I'm convinced that is real heavy. For what its worth, if they ever come back you should BEER check them out. -William Athey FOOD All Photos @LIVE ~~~17-Club8tarp~ BY - - Lumberjack is a great name. they totally kick ass. They ------'t MUSIC a hard and heavysound with melodic hardcore vocals. . eally should check them out DeBerry 45 West 300 So

Iceburn,, Shmiceburn. Blah ..blah ... blah. 359.1200 I I didn't see Shudder to Think rage 18 December 1992 -JG I SEZ.. . I WP-.) Welcome to my final cdumn of of those bands were on major labels at Now for the really fun stu 1992.1 missed the deadline In the last the time and thereore, lh@mainstream Boy's Sniveler Awards for the issue because Iwas weocafoied with msshad never heard of Butch before. villains of 19921 my job as carnpaign'manag& for my &tic are big kicis. they lo~mr brother Jo Jo's presidential race. We what they're doing. Butch didn't mite saw ow 15 point lead in the polls the songs for 'em. If they want to make evaporateafter RossPerotallegedthat a pop album, it ain't his fault, As for L7, we had substnuled photos of Mr. Ed they're stlll great, Ijust don't Wnk the and Nipsy Russell on his daughter's songwriting isas strong as it used to be: wedding hvitation.~heresu~ti~popu- They'll probably never unne up with Cst furoressenfialy eliminatedcurtidwt anything as great as Fast and FrigM- from contention although we still man- m'ngorhtkMeagah.Whocoukl? aged to run a dose fifth behind Bo Gthz Here's a palr of a conversation I had and Lyndon LaRoudw In Idaho. Allow with Mark Metrger of Chainsaw Kit- ing-piww pop lrom Nmn, Olda- methisoppwhnihltocategwicaRyde~ydeny tens: homa. Hanoi Rodcs on PCP, T-Rex on all charges. Jo Jo was so distraught STIMMY: What's it like working with aystal meth, CheapTridcmeetsCrispin afterthe scandal that he self immolated Butch Vig? Glover. In a paella pan near MaWs Puerto Mark: He is the most 'non-pro- Jesus Lizard Liar (Touch & Go) This ducer" producer in the workt, he just gang has yet to disappoint. Any Jesus %. ,!&I Sol. Well, the campaign is over, a'nd we finally heve a democrat in the says, 'play how you usually do and I'll Is a guaranteed slugfest and this is no '';YWtIte Hotlge. NOWwe cwf turn our make it sound cod." exception. One of the few bands who f~gl$crtislr&whnportant things like punk WI, encugh pontificating, now it's dnuetogrowand irnprwewliheach the prize for crass commer -tick time for the d fun stuff. Here are my release. Perry's nofod, he knows Jerry ;. TS2will probably be remembered annual Stirnmy Awards for 1992. The John Moran The Manson ~atnjwOp- won't live forever. What wlU the as the year Nirvana broke open the category lsbestalbums, In no particular era (Polygram) Idon't knowhtpapa underground and the "grunge" factor order. Charlie himself thinks of this but Ithink came into play. All you have to do is Alice Donut The Untidy Suicides of it's a masterpiece. Moran manaaes to read the lstters to the editor section of Our Degenerate ChiMren (Alternative evoke the &ranoia and group F/ip&or MaxiRodremseehowbent Tentades.) Killer riffs, dlsturk'ng im- sis of the Spahn Ranch without resort- out of shape all the punkers are that ages, pydwk ravings and a great ing to sensationalism and ycu can't their precious little scene is being co- mge. If beatthecasting. lggy Pop,TeneRo& opted by the 'corporate ogre." 1 predict had any gutsthey might be half asgood and an absolutely chilling Paige Snell. that nothing will substantially change. as thif NYC quintet. Most amazing to It's creepyaawly good fun. Major labels, being what they are, will me isthefactthat Krarnerproducedthis Babes In Toyland Fontanelk (Time sign dozens of shiiNirvana-bees and and Ilike it anyway. Warner Industries) Go back to school then drop them a year later. Radio and Screaming Trees Sweet Oblivian Courtney. This is, as Stephen Egerton MTV will continue to suck up to rat (Sony Corp.) Mescaline soaked slabs would say, '.the real shii,' I can live fucking hair fanners like Jadcyll and of pure sonic bliss. Mark Lanegan isthe without the Bauhaus lift on the instru- Roxy Blue and the media will invent best singer since Lou Rawls. Not as mental however. another scene to build up as the under- experimental as their earlier work but There are a dozen or so other ground hotbed when the Seattle craze more consistently Mllant mdsIwould recommend with quali- panscut. My prediction isthat Helmet Meantieme(TimeWarner Im) fications. deserves a lis- or Minneaoolis will be the aclenda for This dwice Is prety obvious. I'm only tenthrough but checkoutthe DimStars the ~o~al'axpmtedusteri;dc. The wondering how Spin managed to albumwhileyw'reat it. L7still rocks my major side effect of Nirvana's success overlodc this surgically brutal master- world. If youlikedlhebstAllrecordyou'l1 is that now we're stuck with a buttload piece. Of-, Spln likes En Vogue likelhenewone.Plvement. Polvoand of mediocraftannelglamala PearlJam and puts Public Enemy on the cover Seam are basically the same band; and Alice and Chains. The secondary every other month while igdng Ice Lou ~eedmeets the Fall and they take iide effect Is more press for Courtney Cube or anything else from the west Ecstasv. Pi& anv one of the three and me. I think Hde is a great band but coast except for the neutered Ice-T. if you like it. buy the rest. I'll wail for the ihe certainly has managed to milk an Thdonious Monster Beautiful Mess next Superchunk album. American lordinate amount of press out of one (CEMA) Indeed it is. It's good to hear Music Club is still great and the .Pad two sinales. You don't swpose Bob Forrest's ~oianantwhinincl once Lemonheads have yet to disappoint t has anything ,todo with being the again and you hL om ~aitslduetta although Eva Dando seems to be nothem of Frances Cobain do you? boot. On the last album they covered a 'mawring"1n hisdotage.The Cowsare Another casualty of ~irvanaiallout Tracy Chapman song, this tlme Jan always good for a'laugh. P.J. Hanrey tas been Butch Vig..But&, as you &matrading gets the nod. Iwonder If p~obablywins the prize for best debut. ecall, produced Nevenindway back Bob will set Wanda Cdernan's poetry Cnthereissue front. kudostoTouch vhen Nirvana was still the darlings of to music for the next album. &~ofor~uttin~the~i~~la&catalo~ue dw underground. Now Bukh Is in ds Jon Spencer Blues Explosion back on the shelves, to Relativ'ky for Wlce Donut, Jesus Lizard, fluid a mand, and every magadne I pi& up ICardineI Praise the lord. I've never kry'mgupthe~win~on6badccatakgue shiioad of other great bands. The las mcommentabout Vig 'ruining" Athelight. pussy ~aloriwith and limnsing Pain Killer domestically, he sound of Sonic Youth and L7 by One cool mdherfudw of an album. to~erdineforthepussy Gpbre Cop& Wngthem sound too sli.Why is it A House /Am TheGmkest(Matsushita of Love compilation. And finally to , hat I never read about him ruining Mu& Division) These guys are so Cargo and First Puppet for rescuing Qlldozer, , Chalnsaw Kit- honest it almost hwtstolisten. As usual Jon Wayne's Texas Funeral from ens, or The Fluid? After all, he pro- the best band from England is actually oblivian. Slash finally putthefirst FEAR juced their too. It probablyhas Irish. album out on CD but we're still waiting ~lngtodowiththefactthatnone Chainsaw Kittens Ripped Out In lor the Germs. And as you aU know, the SLUG December 1

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A Pnvale Club For Members Page 20 December 1992 SLUG I NEW' In spite of the - years ago as a way to Thursda December 3rd bass-ackwards observe the seasonall solar holidays, and has For W at Its Wort sin helped to build strong * pagadtribal commu- FripDecem?; 4th nity in Utah. Perp ex Ba o-Rex If you art Rapture One E e strong -- k v -b~::zi:look fo~ . .tribal/pagan Sat$v, Decrber$ community. The flyers announcing Genenc upp y + uests reponse to the the next obser- Crash Worship 4 vance on the Wednesdav, December 9th show in October 1 r Wheel, which is seems to prove Yule, prior to the Info Another this well. As dedi- weekend of the 19th- Iceburn Makeshift cated Crash-heads, 30th of December. we have had the op- Last Year, more portunity to see shows than 200 people in other cities, and Icame to help mark the energy created this joyous occasion1 by the Salt Lake Drumming-there crowd was far be- are several formal yond most of the drumming groups here other shows we'v in the valley, the best Iplace to find one would be seen this year. In fact, the response was so tremen- in one of the numerous new- dous that Typhoon ADRV age bookstores. These (Crash Worship to the stores either sponsor their uninitiated) is due to hit Salt own gr@up, or may know Lake again1 Rumour has it about one. The best kind Trenchmouth Animation that the show will be on De- however, is the one you pul cember 13 at Club Starrz. together with a few Mends, .-iviaxFrida December 18th For those of you who are a few drums, and lots ol wondering what Crash open space. Drumming is ~enerac upp y Worship has to do with trib- still one of the best ways to Saturdav, December 19th alism, well, you will just create a cohesive tribe, for have to be there. Just don't the heartbeat is universal Tommvm Knokker Darkess Kniahtw forget to check your inhibi- and almost no one can walk tions at the door ($1.00). away from a good drum ycembei26 ti Aditionally, the celebra- session unmoved. Black vor Ma got eads tions of the eight seasonal . holidays, as held in the Until Next time... Wednes av, Decem r 30th public circle Quickbeam, marry meet] have a large following. Tara S & Dave s Mavberrv & Guests Quickbeam began about six ~iturdaijan:a~2: Five Year P an a eshift F."k Jan~15th Deap Blue op, ex & Vioknce SLUG CC"YY?Y3 I Local bands Interested in being On It Submit Music To: P.O. Box 1061, Salt Lake City, Utah 84110-1 061 One Song Only Please. Music must be on DAT and must be accompanied by band photo, logo, artwork as well as an] contact information about band. All,submissions must be 1 740 South 300 West Salt Lake City Eoncert Info: 359.1323 ~ received by December 31,1992

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